Revelation, 8 March 1833 [D&C 90]

by the administration of the
comforter shed forth upon them for the
revelation of Jesus Christ and now verely I say unto you I give unto
you a commandment

Generally, a divine mandate that church members were expected to obey; more specifically, a text dictated by JS in the first-person voice of Deity that served to communicate knowledge and instruction to JS and his followers. Occasionally, other inspired texts...

An organized body of leaders over priesthood quorums and other ecclesiastical organizations. A November 1831 revelation first described the office of president over the high priesthood and the church as a whole. By 1832, JS and two counselors constituted ...

and when you have finished the
translation of the prophets you shall
from thence
forth preside over the affairs of the
Church

The Book of Mormon related that when Christ set up his church in the Americas, “they which were baptized in the name of Jesus, were called the church of Christ.” The first name used to denote the church JS organized on 6 April 1830 was “the Church of Christ...

A term occasionally used to refer to a Protestant seminary; specifically used by JS to refer to a school to prepare elders of the church for their ministry. A December 1832 revelation directed JS and the elders of the church in Kirtland, Ohio, to establish...

and from time to time as shall be
manifest by the comfoter receive revelations to unfold the mystres
mysteries of the kingdom and set in order the churches and study and
Learn and become acquainted with all good books and with Languages tongues
and people &c &c and this shall be your business and
mission in all your Lives to preside in
council

A gathering of church leaders assembled “for consultation, deliberation and advice”; also a body responsible for governance or administration. As early as 9 February 1831, a revelation instructed that “the Elders & Bishop shall Council together & they shall...

and set in order all the affairs of this Church and kingdom be not
ashamed neither confounded but be admonished in all your high mindedness
and pride for it bringeth a snare upon your souls set in order your
houseses keep slothfulness and uncleanliness far from you now verily I say unto you let there be a place
provided as soon as it is possable
for the family of thy councellor &
scribe even
Frederick

12 July 1771–14 Sept. 1840. Cooper, farmer, teacher, merchant. Born at Topsfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Asael Smith and Mary Duty. Nominal member of Congregationalist church at Topsfield. Married to Lucy Mack by Seth Austin, 24 Jan. 1796, at Tunbridge...

continue with his family
upon the place where he now lives and let
it not be sold untill the mouth of the Lord shall name
and let thy councellor even
Sidney

19 Feb. 1793–14 July 1876. Tanner, farmer, minister. Born at St. Clair, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Son of William Rigdon and Nancy Gallaher. Joined United Baptists, ca. 1818. Preached at Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and vicinity, 1819–1821. Married Phebe...

remain where he now resides untill the
mouth of the Lord shall name and
let the
Bishop

An ecclesiastical and priesthood office. JS appointed Edward Partridge as the first bishop in February 1831. Following this appointment, Partridge functioned as the local leader of the church in Missouri. Later revelations described a bishop’s duties as receiving...

search
dilligently to obtain an agent and let it be a man who has got riches
in store a man of God and of strong faith that thereby he may be
enabled to discharge evry debt that the
store
house

Both a literal and a figurative repository for goods and land donated to the church. The book of Malachi directed the house of Israel to bring “all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house.” In JS’s revision of the Old Testament...

of the Lord may not be brought in to disrepute before
the eyes of the people search diligently pray always and be
believing and all things shall work together for your good if ye walk
uprightly and remember the covenant where with ye have covenanted
[p. [2]]

by the administration of the
comforter shed forth upon them for the
revelation of Jesus Christ and now verely I say unto you I give unto
you a commandment

Generally, a divine mandate that church members were expected to obey; more specifically, a text dictated by JS in the first-person voice of Deity that served to communicate knowledge and instruction to JS and his followers. Occasionally, other inspired texts...

An organized body of leaders over priesthood quorums and other ecclesiastical organizations. A November 1831 revelation first described the office of president over the high priesthood and the church as a whole. By 1832, JS and two counselors constituted ...

and when you have finished the
translation of the prophets you shall
from them <thence>
forth preside over the affairs of the
Church

The Book of Mormon related that when Christ set up his church in the Americas, “they which were baptized in the name of Jesus, were called the church of Christ.” The first name used to denote the church JS organized on 6 April 1830 was “the Church of Christ...

A term occasionally used to refer to a Protestant seminary; specifically used by JS to refer to a school to prepare elders of the church for their ministry. A December 1832 revelation directed JS and the elders of the church in Kirtland, Ohio, to establish...

and from time to time as shall be
manifest by the comfoter receive revelations to unfold the mystres
[mysteries] of the kingdom and set in order the churches and study and
Learn and become acquainted with all good books and with Languages tongues
and people &c &c and this shall be your business and
mission in all your Lives to preside in
council

A gathering of church leaders assembled “for consultation, deliberation and advice”; also a body responsible for governance or administration. As early as 9 February 1831, a revelation instructed that “the Elders & Bishop shall Council together & they shall...

and set in order all the affairs of this Church and kingdom be not
ashamed neither confounded but be admonished in all your high mindedness
and pride for it bringeth a snare upon your souls set in order your
houseses keep slothfulness and uncleanliness far from you now verily I say unto you let there be a place
provided as soon as it is possable foryou for the family of thy councellor &
scribe even
Frederick

12 July 1771–14 Sept. 1840. Cooper, farmer, teacher, merchant. Born at Topsfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Asael Smith and Mary Duty. Nominal member of Congregationalist church at Topsfield. Married to Lucy Mack by Seth Austin, 24 Jan. 1796, at Tunbridge...

continue with his family
upon the place <where he now lives> and let
it not be sold untill the mouth of the Lord shall name
and let thy councellor even
Sidney

19 Feb. 1793–14 July 1876. Tanner, farmer, minister. Born at St. Clair, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Son of William Rigdon and Nancy Gallaher. Joined United Baptists, ca. 1818. Preached at Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and vicinity, 1819–1821. Married Phebe...

remain where he now resides untill the
mouth of the Lord shall name <and>
let the
Bishop

An ecclesiastical and priesthood office. JS appointed Edward Partridge as the first bishop in February 1831. Following this appointment, Partridge functioned as the local leader of the church in Missouri. Later revelations described a bishop’s duties as receiving...

search
dilligently to obtain an agent and let it be a man who has got riches
in store a man of God and of strong faith that thereby he may be
enabled to discharge evry debt that the
store
house

Both a literal and a figurative repository for goods and land donated to the church. The book of Malachi directed the house of Israel to bring “all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house.” In JS’s revision of the Old Testament...

of the Lord may not be brought in to disrepute before
the eyes of the people search diligently pray always and be
believing and all things shall work together for your good if ye walk
uprightly and remember the covenant where with ye have covenanted
[p. [2]]

This revelation marked an important
step in the development of the church’s principal governing council, the First
Presidency. A March 1832
revelation had
indicated that
JS was to be assisted by two counselors; that same
month he ordained
Jesse
Gause

Ca. 1784–ca. Sept. 1836. Schoolteacher. Born at East Marlborough, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. Son of William Gause (Goss) and Mary Beverly. Joined Society of Friends (Quakers), 1806. Moved to Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, 1808; to Chester Co., 1811; and to Wilmington...

19 Feb. 1793–14 July 1876. Tanner, farmer, minister. Born at St. Clair, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Son of William Rigdon and Nancy Gallaher. Joined United Baptists, ca. 1818. Preached at Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and vicinity, 1819–1821. Married Phebe...

recorded a copy of this
revelation, perhaps from the original dictation copy, as early as
March 1833. The text is designated “A
Commandment given unto
Joseph.” Williams also recorded the text in
Revelation Book 2 about the same time with the designation “Revelation given
Kirtland

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and 1,000 others; in 1838 about 2,000 Saints and 1,200 others; in 1839 about 100 Saints and 1,500 others. Mormon missionaries visited township...

3 Oct. 1806–3 Mar. 1850. Clerk, teacher, justice of the peace, lawyer, newspaper editor. Born at Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller. Raised Congregationalist. Moved to western New York and clerked at a store, ca. 1825–1828...

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and 1,000 others; in 1838 about 2,000 Saints and 1,200 others; in 1839 about 100 Saints and 1,500 others. Mormon missionaries visited township...